2. What do you like about storyline one? Why?
My results tell me that my idea for storyline one was
conventional for the horror genre, this is good because it
means that it would be professional and should also be
appealing to my target audience.
I also found that my use of setting which was an old large
house, and props such as a large pond area, swings and
wooden furniture were suitable and conventional for the
genre, helping the audience ‘feel involved in the film’ which
also creates a sense of realism.
My target audience said that they like the use of different
aged characters as this could depend on how the film plot
then plays out, it also means that different members of the
audience would feel different levels of sympathy and fear
for certain characters.
The use of the storyline, setting, characters and
demon/ghost antagonist has all proved conventional and
likeable to my target audience, meaning that it could be a
good storyline to use.
3. What do you think could be improved about storyline one?
From this question I did not gain very much feedback,
which could suggest that there isn’t too much to improve
about this storyline therefore meaning that it is
conventional to the genre.
However, some improvements that have been suggested
include things such as more camera shots, a more isolated
setting and that some twist in the narrative could be given
as they storyline is a little predictable and has been played
out several times (which could result in losing the interest
of my target audience)
This tells me that storyline one is still conventional to the
genre but there are little improvements that I could make
to make it more appealing to my target audience if I
decided to go ahead with this storyline for my final product.
4. Do you think that storyline one is conventional for the
horror genre?
From my results it shows that everyone that answered
my survey thinks that storyline one is conventional for
the horror genre, which also hopefully means that the
storyline would be appealing to them and they would
watch the film.
This also means that I will consider using this storyline for
my final product.
5. What do you like about storyline two? Why?
My results tell me that this storyline is also
conventional for the horror genre, ensuring that if I
decided to use this idea that it would be professional.
It was mentioned by my target audience that they liked
the use of the setting as it was very isolated meaning
that it would create more tension and danger,
especially with the car going missing due to the fact
that then the audience should become more scared as
they know that something bad is happening (a
conventional aspect to horror films)
My target audience also thought that the storyline
would suit a psychological horror film as it ‘contains all
the right attributes’ this is good feedback as
psychological horror is the specific genre that I am
using, meaning that storyline two would be very
conventional for this.
From this feedback I could definitely consider using
storyline two.
6. What do you think could be improved about storyline
two?
Once again I did not gain too much feedback on this
answer, meaning that once again it could already be
mainly conventional for the genre and only need a few
improvements.
The suggestion of more props to be used in the trailer is
one that I would definitely include into my final product
if I stuck to this storyline, this is because it would allow
me to include more conventionally scary props to the
trailer, therefore making it more appealing and
interesting to the target audience.
There was also the idea of including more into the start
of the trailer to gain more of the target audiences’
attention, which is a good point. However, the fact that
I decided for the tension to build up throughout the
trailer is still a good and conventional idea.
7. Do you think that storyline two is conventional for the
horror genre?
Unlike my other storyline, not everyone would want to
watch this storyline, which tells me that it would not be
as successful and appealing as the previous storyline
(however, if I included all of the improvements given to
me in the previous slide then perhaps all of them
would watch it)
From this feedback it is clear to see that my target
audience found storyline one much more appealing
and conventional, meaning that I should consider using
this storyline instead.
8. Which storyline do you prefer and why?
From this feedback I can see that my results are half and
half, with 50% prefer storyline one and the other 50%
preferring storyline two.
The members of my target audience who preferred
storyline one because it was clearly thought out with a
variety of professional conventional elements.
They preferred storyline two because the setting was
appropriate and the unexpected outcome was exciting
and appealing to the target audience.
This means that I need to consider using either one of
my storylines, however, due to previous feedback from
my questions I would use storyline one, as everyone
said they thought that it was conventional, there was
little improvements to be made and seemed more
effective/successful than storyline two.
However, the storyline chosen for my group was neither
one of these as another group member received some
better feedback.
